.58 caliber, cap-and-ball muzzle loader made by gunsmith around 1849 in Townsend, Tennessee. Used by Adam Wilson (1841-1919). He carried it throughout the Civil War. The brass trigger guard possibly made out of brass candle stick. Wilson was a...

"The Lost Cause," book signed by Thomas Jefferson Warr of Somerville, Tennessee. Thomas Jefferson Warr was born in Hardin County, Tenn., on August 26, 1839. He enlisted in the Confederate Army and was serving in Phillips' Battery at the time of his...

Small broadside announcing that it shall be a misdemeanor for any person to be drunk on the public square, on the street, or in any public place. Fine not to exceed $50.00. Endorsed by Mayor J.M. Wilson and Clerk W.C. Morgan.

Included in this booklet is a photo of Dr. William Hobbs, from Ragelsville, Ind. who joined the Union Army in Oct. 1862. His brother Wilson Hobbs was also in Union army. William Hobbs served as hospital steward and later as assistant surgeon in...

This architectural drawing was found among materials bought at estate sale at the Thomas house in Lebanon. A daughter of the Thomas family married William Williamson's son who was the second husband of Mattie Ready Morgan (formerly married to John...

The Palace Mills or more properly, The Winter's Palace Mills, was started by John Gano Winter. By the 1840s-1850s the business is said to have cornered the flour market within a 100 mile radius of Columbus, Georgia. By 1859, Randolph Mott was the...

A small leather beaded bag which closes with a drawstring. The interior of the bag is lined with polished cotton or silk. One side features green beads and resembles a tree while the opposite side has pink beads with purple and light blue...

Bible of John Henry Davis, 2nd Lt., Co. K, and Chaplain 18th Tenn. Inf. Regt, CSA. Bible was carried by him through the war and given to him by his wife. The inscription indicates his role as chaplain but his service records make no mention of it....

White wool panel blanket carried through the war by Pvt. Richard Houston Palmer, Co. D, 7th Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA. Palmer was from just north of Lebanon, Wilson County, Tenn. Palmer's service records indicate that he was present throughout his...

Pictured are four U. S. Civil War generals: Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, Gen. William T. Sherman, Gen. James B. McPherson and Gen. George H. Thomas. The reverse side has a U. S. Internal Revenue 2-cent stamp with an image of George Washington. The...

The lack of a black border around the image indicates that it was produced before Lincoln was assassinated. The reverse side bears a U. S. Internal Revenue 2-cent stamp with an image of George Washington. The Internal Revenue Act of 1864 taxed;...

President Andrew Johnson wore a Masonic Knights Templar uniform, including a sword. Johnson joined the Nashville Commandery of the Knights Templar in 1859 and received Scottish Rite degrees in the White House in 1867.; The reverse side bears the...

William Marion Fudge was from Hawkins County and died during the Civil War and buried in Cole County, Illinois. He was born April 23, 1834 and married Eliza Ann Wilson who died in childbirth. She too is buried in Cole County, Illinois.

Cedar log house on Tater Boon Edwards's property in Hurricane, Tennessee. The wooden structure with its metal roof and limestone chimney can be seen in this image obtained from the Tennessee State Parks Folklife Project contribution of long-time...